I just noticed that there's quite a few here whose membership dates back to 1999 - if I could remember my first membername/password here I guess I could muster a "2000" myself...

But that got me thinking.. since there's (at least as far as I can see) no list as such over members with "Member # 1, 2, 3 ect" here.. doe anybody know who's the oldest member here? Not in age but.. This place started back in 1998, right? Is there anyone still here who has been here from the absolute beginning? Back when this was still Poser Forum?

And I think we should honour those who has managed to have a 10 year anniversary here! It's a rare thing in Internet terms!

Is there a prize? :lol:

Well I wouldn't mind giving out a prize!

Perhaps we should have one for the biggest average posting count, too?  :m_coolsmirk: :m_wink:

I think it's a great idea ;)  No one's in the office today (moving), but, if the site won't sponsor something, I wouldn't mind adding a $10 GC to the pool (what I can afford myself) if we're giving out prizes :)

You know what?  Make that EVEN IF the site sponsors something.

I should add that I'm emailing admin right now :P

I think the longest Active member would be PhilC.

Do I get anything for the correct answer?

 I was here when it was the Poser forum for about a month before it switched over. Then I got caught up in the Dark Ages of Camelot online and didn't come back til 2001 as you can see by my official start date on this account.

Here I thought you were going to ask age wise. I bet I come pretty close, oldest age, that is. 71

PhilC, Nerd , Dr Geep and Awful soul (aery soul now) should be the oldest members I remember here... (I'm sure I forget some more ancients of this forum :biggrin: )

Well, I've been around since the beginning, and remember well the battles over Renderosity ownership and the personalities that made this a very interesting site in those days.

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStory=14380

I went back and looked at my downloads CDs, and -- under another account name as well as my current one -- I've been here for ten years now. I must have started that membership shortly after Rsoty got started, bt I was always under the impression itd been around much longer.

LOL -- I can still remember watching the number of members logged on and thinking, "Good lord, how can they handle all that traffic?" - and of course now it's about a quarter of the current rate.

I know who he is, but we haven't yet arranged for my cut of the prize money, hence mum's the word :lol: 
wild horses couldn't drag it outta me :lol:
p.s. it ain't phil, but he also should get an award IMVHO.

 This was Willlows site, long time ago and many discussions about market places or not.....many user names,- what a pity. By the way where is she ?

oh! I forgot anton but he had another nick those days...

Well, I'm member #476 (10 March 1999).  If the first 475 have moved on, I'm the one ;)

John

Under my first name, I started around 1999, officially my SAMS3D name was 2001.

I know I started our first SAMS3D site in 1999 under a free site server, but then officially sams3d.com came about 4/2001and we would come here to announce our freebies on our first free site.

I'm number 487 here, but I was here when it was the PoserForum Online in the Poser 3 days :)

I can't really understand the 4 months gap though considering there's only 11 between me and BeyondVR.

Quote - I'm number 487 here, but I was here when it was the PoserForum Online in the Poser 3 days :)

I can't really understand the 4 months gap though considering there's only 11 between me and BeyondVR.

Where do you find your member number?

Go to your Renderosity homepage, and look in the address bar, the end bit userid=??? where the ??? is your user number.

Hey Pinto, who is number 1? :)
You are, number 2! :)

Yet your join date is after BeyondVR and your number 474 before.

I was here in 1998/99 at that Poser Forum/Renderosity change-over. I was called Dreamspinner back then.

well, I was here when it was PFO for sure, but under a couple of different user names...reflashg and NOTDAVIDS were 2 of them. I started the dave-so deal about when I joined here again in 2000 ... I went the other way for awhile during the exasberations.
703 with Dave-So

Lol Im user 258882

Think Im a bit off :/

I'm 231301... but I didn't really become that active until the past year or so.  Before then I'd give comments to the gallery of the person who introduced me to renderosity and a few others pictures I liked.

 Hm I'm member # 83499 - but that was as ernyoka1 (originally, before I changed my name) and that was 2002. I know I was here earlier, late 1999/beginning of 2000, I got Poser late 1999 when Poser 4 was new and wow! GG and I joined here - and RDNA as Ernyoka - then I was caught up by other stuff for quite a while, forgot all about Poser, but spring 2002 I was bored one day, found my Poser disk and decided to give it a second go.

Looked around for all the lovely freebies I remembered from last time, and found out I'd forgotten my password here. And that's how ernyoka1 came into being.

So while I'm in no way between the oldest members here, I've been her for quite some time :) Seen people come - and go :(

And this is STILL my #1 "home" on the 'net. (well here and RM)

Oh and Jen.. I guess I meant "here" - but I won't mind a site wide "Who's oldest" I just kinda thought the Poser forum would be the one who'd have the oldest member(s) :)

Wow, that's a great question, i.e., the original.  I was here before all the first series of breakups started happening.  Willow was the person in charge then I think along with IIRC "Gray"/"Grey"?  That could be wrong though, then there was a lot of shakeup stuff and bad blood all around, the eventual upshot being either the ouster of Willow et al OR her angrily departing and her subsequent formation of something called the PFO (Poser Forum Online?), which attempted to reestablish what had been "here" before.  That eventually died as well, IIRC.  Some camps formed and some left with her and some stayed, others eventually went on to form their own sites, i.e., Runtime DNA, Poser Pros, Rendervisions, etc. 

That was before a lot of people started forming their own Poser related sites to sell stuff.  Evolution has been the name of the game, AFAIK.  More and better stuff, along with more stuff period, more of which is not necessarily better.  Just like real life.  (I know, for some Poser IS real life.)

Actually, though I sympathized with Willow to a degree, I like the fact that a more comprehensive marketplace developed.  And, I remember the day when I signed on and found "Funstuff" now called "Freestuff."  What a concept.  Who knew?  I probably have spent a small fortune in this marketplace alone

Larry F

PS:  Member #44 by the homepage end user number.

Replying because I don't remember my date here.

EDIT: Hmm. August of 1999.
Hey 10 years for me in August. Wow!

EDIT #2: Wow User #42. Hey. I have the secret to life, the universe and everything. Now where did I put them???

My votes though would be for PhilC, Geep, and Traveler, though I haven't seen Traveler here for a while.

So where do you go to find out the member number?

I was a member of the AOL Metatools/MetaCreations listserve.

That's going back to 1995 or so.

Is that worth a chicklet?

I joined April 16 1999, back when this site was the PFO, (Poser Forum Online). The PFO was the very first online Poser forum. This site changed it's name to Renderosity some months later after Willow moved the PFO to another site.

I remember when they had a contest to name this site, and "Renderosity" won. I wish I could remember what the other choices were, it would be interesting to know what Renderosity might have been called.

After the PFO Willow had a site called Tempestuous Arts but it's not around anymore. I haven't been in touch with Willow and Grey for years. The last I know, Willow moved to Texas.

Coldrake

Quote - My votes though would be for PhilC, Geep, and Traveler, though I haven't seen Traveler here for a while.

So where do you go to find out the member number?

Go to your homepage and look at the numbers at the end of the URL. (You're #2583.)

BTW & FYI - #1 is RoyRiggs.
He  wrote the freeware apps: PHI Builder, and Mapping Magician, which are both helpful for Poser users. His personal website is at http://www.royriggs.com

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

November, 1999 for me here so not first but I do remember that site.

Quote - My votes though would be for PhilC, Geep, and Traveler, though I haven't seen Traveler here for a while.

So where do you go to find out the member number?

Click the link that says HOMEPAGE under the stats under your avatar and when you get there, look at the browser address bar.

Its the last thing there.

I can also remember the PFO as it was called when I registered.  I had been browsing the forums for a couple of months before deciding to register so I could ask for help in an "ambitious" render which by today's standards wouldn't even make it to the beginner's gallery :)

I do remember Virus who had the Props Club also being a member here and Fauve who was artist of the month or had picture of the month with an image of a violin player.  I would stare at it thinking if I'd ever be able to render something like that :)

Never was too vocal though as can be seen by the post count!

Also Joined: 16 Apr 1999 , Golly has it been that long , time flys when your lurking but you can't just rush into this posting business :P

Well thats my post for this year :)

cheers

Member number 883, but I was here when Jack and Willow opened the place, and before all the feuding and fallout that created the Poser universe as we know it.

Actually it was Willow and Grey, Jack didn't take over until Willow left.

Coldrake

Roy Riggs was was the original site coder here for Willow and Ian and he is listed as member #1.

http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.php?userid=1

You still around Roy?

Hey - seems that our Homepage member's # does NOT  indicate the actual order that one joined.  

There are several that have lower numbers, but later signup dates than the record holder in this thread so far: LarryF (who slid in 3 days before me).

oooo, I am 2787, well that is cool to know.  Sharen

Rendo and coffee every morning since 12/99. No posts or pics but I hope that much lurking makes me worthy. Just started Peggy's Vue classes last year when I posted my first render ever. ...Al 

 I'm really amazed at the lurkers here :D (please don't take it wrong, it's not meant like that) - I mean.. how can anyone be at a site for 10 years and say nothing? I spose it's just hard for me to grasp LOL but then I'm a blabbermouth as my posting count shows ;)

It's great to have some of the real oldtimers pop in here and reveal themselves!

Yes, I am amazed also, but I use to be a blaber too.  Just don't seem to have enough time in the day, but I will always love this place.

Seen and heard alot over the years, nice to hear the youth come in and newbies are always a pleasure to watch as they start their venture.

In the old days, was it the site or the chat that was called 'Errorcode 50' in recognition of the Poser error?

Roy (Riggs)[

http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.php?userid=1](http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.php?userid=1) 

Errorcode 50 was Grey's personal site. It's still there, still closed in protest of software piracy, going on 8 years.
westwood.fortunecity.com/ghost/294/
I found PFO through Poser's web links. Survived the split, the sabotage, and the Smilie Wars.

Ok, that's nice but why don't any of the links work? :blink:

cheers,
dr geep (502)
;=]
 

I'm not even close (12/01), but I remember when we hit 1 million images, the oldest pic they still had on file (I think it was like number 27) was Phil C.

in terms of age (sadly...;) I think we all hang in the Bryce forum....something about the program attracts maturity...;) (except in my case...;)

:lol: